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On May 14, 1607, James Town was founded in Virginia. The town was named after King James The First. This was the first English settlement in the new world. -
In 1619 the first slaves arrive in America. They were brought to James's town. This was the first time slaves were brought to North America. -
The House Of Burgesses was founded on July 30, 1619. This was the first representative assembly in America. -
In 1620 the Plymouth Colony was founded. Pilgrims came over from England on the mayflower to start a new life in America. -
The May Flower Compact was written in order to maintain order in this new colony. All adult main passengers signed the contract. It was composed by William Brewster -
The colony of New York was founded in 1664 when it was taken by the Britten from the Dutch. -
Salem was founded in Massachusetts in 1626 by Roger Conant and his people. They came from a fishing settlement. -
Puritans come to America in 1630, they left England to be separated from the church of England and practice religion and reform it. -
English settlers come from England to found the new colony of Maryland in the year 1634 -
The Salem witch trials took place in February 1692 when two woman accused people of being witches and they were executed they never got punished for the false accusations.